More than a month ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Washington, India and the US on Wednesday held extensive talks focusing on operationalising their ‘Major Defence Partnership’ and co-development of military platforms.
Meningkatkan kerja sama industri pertahanan, berbagi teknologi penting dan melakukan penelitian jangka panjang bersama juga menjadi fokus pertemuan Kelompok Kebijakan Pertahanan (DPG) India-AS ke-17 yang diadakan di Washington.
The two sides also deliberated on operationalising the ‘Major Defence Partnership’ and ways to improve supply chain security at the 17th meeting of India-US DPG that was held in Washington.
“The two sides reviewed the progress made in furthering defence industrial cooperation and operationalising the India-US major defence partnership,” the defence ministry said.
In June 2016, the US designated India a “Major Defence Partner” paving the way for sharing of critical military equipment and technology.
Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane and US Under Secretary of Defence for Policy Colin Kahl co-chaired the DPG meeting. In a statement, the ministry described the talks as “cordial and productive”.
“Important aspects such as military-to-military cooperation, implementation of foundational defence agreements, exercises and the ongoing and future cooperative activities in the Indian Ocean Region were discussed,” it said.
Kementerian mengatakan fokus besar diberikan pada cara dan sarana untuk meningkatkan kerja sama industri pertahanan, termasuk kemitraan teknologi, penelitian dan pengembangan jangka panjang, serta peningkatan keamanan rantai pasokan.
“The meeting also discussed promoting co-development and co-production in India including potential areas and projects where Indian and US defence companies could work together,” it said.
Dikatakan bahwa kedua belah pihak sepakat untuk mendorong pemangku kepentingan swasta dan pemerintah untuk memanfaatkan ekosistem inovasi dan mempromosikan start-up pertahanan.
The DPG is the apex official-level mechanism between India’s defence ministry and US department of defence. It comprehensively reviews and guides all aspects of bilateral defence cooperation with a focus on policy.
The Indo-US defence ties have been on an upswing in the last few years. The two countries have inked key defence and security pacts over the past few years, including the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) in 2016 that allows their militaries to use each other’s bases for repair and replenishment of supplies.
Kedua belah pihak juga menandatangani COMCASA (Perjanjian Kompatibilitas dan Keamanan Komunikasi) pada tahun 2018 yang mengatur interoperabilitas antara kedua militer dan menyediakan penjualan teknologi kelas atas dari AS ke India. Pada bulan Oktober 2020, India dan AS menandatangani perjanjian BECA (Perjanjian Pertukaran dan Kerja Sama Dasar) untuk lebih meningkatkan hubungan pertahanan bilateral. Pakta tersebut mengatur pertukaran teknologi militer canggih, logistik dan peta geospasial antara kedua negara.

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